The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-12-16

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OF your Legislative duties with q con
dition Of the national finances. which
imperatively demands immediate and
careful consideration. The amount Of
money annually received through the
operation OF the present laws from the
industries and necessities OF the people
largely exceeds the sum necessary 70
meet the expenses Of the government.
When We consider that the theory Of
institutions guarantees 10 every citizen
the full endowments OF the fruits Of
has Industry and enterprise, with only
such deduction a may be he share
towards the careful and economical
maintenance OF the government which
protects him, IL Is plain that the ex-
action Of more than this Is indefensi-
Bile and . culpable betrayal Of fairness
and justice. This wrong. inflicted
upon those who bear the burden Of IA.
tional taxation, like other wrongs,
multiplies n brood OF evil consequences.
The public treasury which should only
exist las a conduit. conveying the peo-
Piles tribute 10 It's legitimate objects of
expenditure, becomes q boarding place
for money needlessly withdrawn from
trade and the peoples use, thus Grip
pling our national energies, usurping
our country's development, preventing
Investments in produce enterprises,
threatening unusual disturbance and in
wiling schemes Of public plumber, This
condition of our treasury is not alto
gether new and II has more than once OF
late been submitted to the peoples re-
representatives. In congress, who alone,
supply the remedy, and yet, the sltua-
ton still continues, with aggravated in
cidents more than ever ~presaging hnan-
cial convictions and widespread disas-
ter. IL will not do to neglect this sit
nation because Its dangers are not now
palpably imminent and apparent; they
exist none the less certainly, and the
unexpected occasion when suddenly
they will be p~recipitated upon us.
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have deemed II my duty thus to
bring TO the knowledge OF my country
men, us we'll tn the attention of their
representatives, 10 the responsibility
OF legislative relief. The gravity Of
our financial situation. The failure Of
the congress heretofore 10 provide
against tho dangers which are quite
evident the very nature of the difficulty
must necessarily produce a%condition Of
financial distress and apprehension
since their last adjournment, which
taxed the utmost of all the authority
expedients in the executive control,
and these appear now exhausted. II
disaster results from the continued In
action of congress the responsibility
must rest where 1t belongs. though the
situation thus far considered is franght
with danger which should be fully
realized, and through Its present fea-
lures OF wrong to the people as we'll as
TO the country, 1t is but a result
out of a perfectly palpably and appar-
ent cause, constantly reproducing
lame, alarming circumstances, q con-
gested national treasury to aid d de-
pleted monetary condition IN the bust
ness OF the country, 1t need barely be
stated while the present situation de-
mands u remedy we can only be saved
from a predioament In the future by a
removal OF tho cause. Another scheme
OF taxation by means Of which this
needless surplus is taken from the pe0-
pie and put in the public treasury con-
sists OF q tariff or q duty levied upon
importations from abroad, and inter
ternal revenue taxes levied upon the
consumption of tobacco and spirit
uous and malt liquors. 1t must
be considered none Of these taxes re-
lates to things subjected to the inter;
nal revenue taxation and strictly speak
ing necessary, and 1t 30 appears no just
cause OF complaint of the consumers
OF the articles, and there seems moth
ing 80 we'll able TO bear the burden
without hardship TO any portion Of the
people. But our presenttarlff laws are
o various, negotiable and illegal source
of unnecessary taxation and ought at
once to be revised and amended, These
laws as then. primary and plain, effect
to raise the price to consumers of all
articles imported and subjected TO duty
by nreciaely the sum paid for such